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The Betrayers of Their Hosts - Original etching - 150ex
The Betrayers of Their Hosts - Original etching - 150ex

The Betrayers of Their Hosts - Original etching - 150ex

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali The Betrayers of Their Hosts (1960) Heliogravure reworked with drypoint Printed signature in the plate On BFK Rives Vellum paper Size 32.8 x 26.4 cm (c. 13 x 10") Ref...

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Salvador Dali - The Beach
Salvador Dali - The Beach

Salvador Dali - The Beach

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - The Beach At Sete - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 235 Editor : Argillet 1967 embossed signature On Arches Vellum From the series : Poemes Secrets P...

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1960s Surrealist Nude Prints

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Salvador Dali - The Drawers
Salvador Dali - The Drawers

Salvador Dali - The Drawers

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - The Drawers - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 235 1967 Embossed signature On Arches Vellum References : Field 67-10 (p. 34-35)

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Salvador Dali - Large Flask
Salvador Dali - Large Flask

Salvador Dali - Large Flask

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Large Flask - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler & Lopsinger 174 to 187.

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Salvador Dali - Eye Watches
Salvador Dali - Eye Watches

Salvador Dali - Eye Watches

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Eye Watches - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler & Lopsinger 174 to 187.

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Salvador Dali - Six Eggs
Salvador Dali - Six Eggs

Salvador Dali - Six Eggs

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Six Eggs - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler & Lopsinger 174 to 187.

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1960s Surrealist Nude Prints

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Salvador Dali - Nude Couple
Salvador Dali - Nude Couple

Salvador Dali - Nude Couple

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Nude Couple - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler & Lopsinger 174 to 187.

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Le géant Beliagog ("The giant Beliagog"), Original etching, Handsigned
Le géant Beliagog ("The giant Beliagog"), Original etching, Handsigned

Le géant Beliagog ("The giant Beliagog"), Original etching, Handsigned

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador DALI Le géant Beliagog ("The giant Beliagog") Original etching Handsigned in pencil Limited to 115 copies On vellum Rives 45 x 32.5 cm This etching is part of serie "Tri...

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Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, Oil Cracking - Original Handsigned Etching
Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, Oil Cracking - Original Handsigned Etching

Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, Oil Cracking - Original Handsigned Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador DALI (1904-1969) Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, Oil Cracking, 1975 Original etching Signed in pencil Justified trial proof (Essai) On Arches vellum 56 x 76 cm (22 x 29.9 in)...

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1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints

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Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, The Linotype - Original Handsigned Etching
Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, The Linotype - Original Handsigned Etching

Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, The Linotype - Original Handsigned Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador DALI (1904-1969) Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, The Linotype, 1975 Original etching Signed in pencil Justified trial proof (Essai) On Arches vellum 76 x 56 cm (29.9 x 22 in)...

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1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints

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Height Deadly Sins : Dalinean - Original etching and Aquatint - 1966
Height Deadly Sins : Dalinean - Original etching and Aquatint - 1966

Height Deadly Sins : Dalinean - Original etching and Aquatint - 1966

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador DALI Height Deadly Sins : Dalinean Original etching and aquatint Rare Bon-a-tirer proof annotated Ok Mr Gerbault (Mr Gerbault was a collaborator of Edition l'Orangerie) On ...

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Santa Claus Greeting Card - original etching - signed in pencil - 1968
Santa Claus Greeting Card - original etching - signed in pencil - 1968

Santa Claus Greeting Card - original etching - signed in pencil - 1968

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador DALI Santa Claus, 1968 Original Etching Handsigned in the internal page Limited to 300 copies On Arches vellum 24 x 16 cm (c. 10 x 6"1/2) REFERENCES : Field 68-11, p. 77 /...

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1960s Surrealist Portrait Prints

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Salvador Dali - Nude and Lobster
Salvador Dali - Nude and Lobster

Salvador Dali - Nude and Lobster

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Nude and Lobster - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 Editor : Au Cercle du Livre Précieux On Rives Vellum From the Serie Casanova Unsigned as ...

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1960s Surrealist Nude Prints

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Salvador Dali - Nude with Snail
Salvador Dali - Nude with Snail

Salvador Dali - Nude with Snail

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Nude with Snail - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 235 1967 embossed signature On Arches Vellum References : Field 67-10 (p. 34-35)

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Salvador Dali - Oysters and Nude
Salvador Dali - Oysters and Nude

Salvador Dali - Oysters and Nude

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Oysters and Nude - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler & Lopsinger 174 to 187.

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Salvador Dali - Cup of Chocolate
Salvador Dali - Cup of Chocolate

Salvador Dali - Cup of Chocolate

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Cup of Chocolate - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler & Lopsinger 174 to 187.

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Salvador Dali - Nails on Nude
Salvador Dali - Nails on Nude

Salvador Dali - Nails on Nude

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Nails on Nude - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler & Lopsinger 174 to 187.

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Casanova : A Pear for Thirst - Original etching (Field #67-4 I)
Casanova : A Pear for Thirst - Original etching (Field #67-4 I)

Casanova : A Pear for Thirst - Original etching (Field #67-4 I)

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador DALI (1904-1969) Casanova : A Pear for Thirst, 1967 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On vellum Rives 38 x 28 cm (c. 14.9 x 11 inch) REFERENCES : - Catalog r...

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1960s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Casanova : Birdy on the Tongue - Original etching (Field #67-4 F)
Casanova : Birdy on the Tongue - Original etching (Field #67-4 F)

Casanova : Birdy on the Tongue - Original etching (Field #67-4 F)

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador DALI (1904-1969) Casanova : Birdy on the Tongue, 1967 Original etching Printed signature in the plate On Rives vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 14.9 x 11 inch) REFERENCES : - Catalog...

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Salvador Dali - Nude with Parrots
Salvador Dali - Nude with Parrots

Salvador Dali - Nude with Parrots

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Nude with Parrots - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 235 1967 Embossed signature On Arches Vellum References : Field 67-10 (p. 34-35) Salvador Dali ...

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Salvador Dali - Pear and Nude Back
Salvador Dali - Pear and Nude Back

Salvador Dali - Pear and Nude Back

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Pear and Nude Back - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 272/390 1967 On Rives Vellum References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler & Lopsinger 174 to 187.

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Salvador Dali - Nude with Snails Breats
Salvador Dali - Nude with Snails Breats

Salvador Dali - Nude with Snails Breats

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Nude with Snails Breats - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler & Lopsinger 174 to 187.

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Salvador Dali - Knight & Death, from "Faust"
Salvador Dali - Knight & Death, from "Faust"

Salvador Dali - Knight & Death, from "Faust"

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - "Knight & Death" from Faust - Original Etching With embossed signature (from the standard book edition of 731) Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1...

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Salvador Dali - Nude at the Fountain
Salvador Dali - Nude at the Fountain

Salvador Dali - Nude at the Fountain

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Nude at the Fountain - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 235 1967 embossed signature On Arches Vellum References : Field 67-10 (p. 34-35)

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Salvador Dali - Nude, Horse and Death
Salvador Dali - Nude, Horse and Death

Salvador Dali - Nude, Horse and Death

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Nude, Horse and Death - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 235 1967 embossed signature On Arches Vellum References : Field 67-10 (p. 34-35)

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Salvador Dali - Girl on Rhinoceros Horn
Salvador Dali - Girl on Rhinoceros Horn

Salvador Dali - Girl on Rhinoceros Horn

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Girl on Rhinoceros Horn - Original Etching Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Edition: 390 1967 On Rives Vellum Signed in the plate References : Field 67-4 (p. 32-33) / Michler &...

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Caricature of Salvador Dali as Mao - Handsigned etching, 1971
Caricature of Salvador Dali as Mao - Handsigned etching, 1971

Caricature of Salvador Dali as Mao - Handsigned etching, 1971

By Louis Mitelberg

Located in Paris, IDF

Tim ( Louis Mitelberg called, 1919-2002) Caricature of Salvador Dali as Mao Original etching Handsigned in pencil On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) INFORMATION : This ...

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1970s Modern Portrait Prints

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Caricature of Salvador Dali with Double Mustach - Handsigned etching, 1971
Caricature of Salvador Dali with Double Mustach - Handsigned etching, 1971

Caricature of Salvador Dali with Double Mustach - Handsigned etching, 1971

By Louis Mitelberg

Located in Paris, IDF

Tim ( Louis Mitelberg called, 1919-2002) Caricature of Salvador Dali with Double Mustach Original etching Handsigned in pencil On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) INFORM...

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Caricature of Salvador Dali as President Nixon - Handsigned etching, 1971
Caricature of Salvador Dali as President Nixon - Handsigned etching, 1971

Caricature of Salvador Dali as President Nixon - Handsigned etching, 1971

By Louis Mitelberg

Located in Paris, IDF

Tim ( Louis Mitelberg called, 1919-2002) Caricature of Salvador Dali as President Nixon Original etching Handsigned in pencil On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) INFORMA...

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Caricature of Salvador Dali as a Soviet leader - Handsigned etching, 1971
Caricature of Salvador Dali as a Soviet leader - Handsigned etching, 1971

Caricature of Salvador Dali as a Soviet leader - Handsigned etching, 1971

By Louis Mitelberg

Located in Paris, IDF

Tim ( Louis Mitelberg called, 1919-2002) Caricature of Salvador Dali as Fidel Castro Original etching Handsigned in pencil On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) INFORMATIO...

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Méditation orogénique
Méditation orogénique

Méditation orogénique

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador DALI Méditation orogénique Original etching and aquatint Handsigned in pencil Limited to 80 copies On mandeure vellum 44,5 x 44 cm This etching is part of serie ...

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1980s Modern Figurative Prints

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Salvador Dali - Zeus - Original Etching
Salvador Dali - Zeus - Original Etching

Salvador Dali - Zeus - Original Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Zeus - from "Mythologie" Original Etching Dimensions: 76 x 46 cm 1965 Editor: Phika Pierre Argillet Edition: 12/150 Handsigned and numbered References : Michler et Lo...

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Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching
Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching

Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Sator - Original Etching Stamp Signed Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 / Michler & Lopsinger 305

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1960s Surrealist Nude Prints

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Salvador Dali - Old Faust - Original Etching
Salvador Dali - Old Faust - Original Etching

Salvador Dali - Old Faust - Original Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Old Faust - from "Faust" Original Etching Embossed signature From the edition of 731 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 / Michler & Lopsinger 305

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Salvador Dali - Head of Veal - Original Etching
Salvador Dali - Head of Veal - Original Etching

Salvador Dali - Head of Veal - Original Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Head of Veal - Original Etching Embossed signature From the edition of 731 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 / Michler & Lopsinger 305

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Salvador Dali - Bicephale - Original Etching on Silk
Salvador Dali - Bicephale - Original Etching on Silk

Salvador Dali - Bicephale - Original Etching on Silk

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Bicephale - from "Les Amours de Cassandre" Original Etching From the suite on Silk made for editions 9 to 34 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1968 References : Michler & Lö...

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Salvador Dali - Nude Riding - Original Etching on Silk
Salvador Dali - Nude Riding - Original Etching on Silk

Salvador Dali - Nude Riding - Original Etching on Silk

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Nude Ridding - from "Les Amours de Cassandre" Original Etching From the suite on Silk made for editions 9 to 34 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1968 References : Michler &...

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Salvador Dali - The Crown - Original Etching on Silk
Salvador Dali - The Crown - Original Etching on Silk

Salvador Dali - The Crown - Original Etching on Silk

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - The Crown- from "Les Amours de Cassandre" Original Etching From the suite on Silk made for editions 9 to 34 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1968 References : Michler & Löp...

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Salvador Dali - The Kidnapping - Original Etching on Silk
Salvador Dali - The Kidnapping - Original Etching on Silk

Salvador Dali - The Kidnapping - Original Etching on Silk

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - The Kidnapping - from "Les Amours de Cassandre" Original Etching From the suite on Silk made for editions 9 to 34 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1968 References : Michler...

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Salvador Dali - Baubo (Woman Riding a Sow), from Faust - Original Etching
Salvador Dali - Baubo (Woman Riding a Sow), from Faust - Original Etching

Salvador Dali - Baubo (Woman Riding a Sow), from Faust - Original Etching

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Baubo (Woman Riding a Sow), from Faust Embossed signature (from the standard book edition of 731) Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 B / Michler ...

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Salvador Dali - Sator from "Faust"
Salvador Dali - Sator from "Faust"

Salvador Dali - Sator from "Faust"

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Sator, from "Faust" Original Etching Embossed signature From the edition of 731 Dimensions: 38,5 x 28,5 cm 1969 References : Field 69-1 K / Michler & Lopsinger 305 S...

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Rome and Cadaques - Original etching - 1973
Rome and Cadaques - Original etching - 1973

Rome and Cadaques - Original etching - 1973

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Rome and Cadaques (1973) Original Etching on Japan paper Handsigned in pencil Artist proof Size : 30 x 22.2 inch (76 x 56,5 cm) References : Catalog ra...

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1970s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Venus, Mars et Cupidon - Original etching - 1971 - Artist proof
Venus, Mars et Cupidon - Original etching - 1971 - Artist proof

Venus, Mars et Cupidon - Original etching - 1971 - Artist proof

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Venus, Mars et Cupidon (1971) Original Etching on vellum Arches Handsigned in pencil Artist proof Size : 30 x 22.2 inch (76 x 56,5 cm) References : Cat...

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Épris d'une folle passion - Original etching - 1979 - 50 exem
Épris d'une folle passion - Original etching - 1979 - 50 exem

Épris d'une folle passion - Original etching - 1979 - 50 exem

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Paris, IDF

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Épris d'une folle passion (1979) Original Etching on Japon paper Handsigned in pencil, and printed signature in the plate 50 exemplars Size : 22.2 x 30 i...

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Dali Original Etching For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact dali original etching you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Find Modern versions now, or shop for Modern creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. When looking for the right dali original etching for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, white and yellow. Finding an appealing dali original etching — no matter the origin — is easy, but Salvador Dalí each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in etching, engraving and drypoint can add an especially memorable touch. A large dali original etching can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 6.11 high and 6.3 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Dali Original Etching?

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Salvador Dalí­ for sale on 1stDibs

Instantly recognizable by his waxed, upturned mustache, the flamboyant Salvador Dalí is one of modern art’s most distinctive figures. He is also one of the icons of the 20th-century avant-garde Surrealist movement, whose dreamlike images, drawn from the depths of the unconscious, he deployed in paintings, sculptures, prints and fashion, as well as in film collaborations with Luis Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock.

Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia, and even as a youngster, displayed the sensitivity, sharp perception and vivid imagination that would later define his artworks. In these, he conjured childhood memories and employed religious symbols and Freudian imagery like staircases, keys and dripping candles to create unexpected, often shocking pieces.

Dalí's use of hyperrealism in conveying Surrealist symbols and concepts that subvert accepted notions of reality is epitomized in what is perhaps his most recognizable painting, The Persistence of Memory (1931), in which he depicts the fluidity of time through melting clocks, their forms inspired by Camembert cheese melting in the sun. His artistic genius, eccentric personality and eternal quest for fame made him a global celebrity.

“Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure,” he once said. “That of being Salvador Dalí.”

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A Close Look at Surrealist Art

In the wake of World War I’s ravaging of Europe, artists delved into the unconscious mind to confront and grapple with this reality. Poet and critic André Breton, a leader of the Surrealist movement who authored the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, called this approach “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” Surrealist art emerged in the 1920s with dreamlike and uncanny imagery guided by a variety of techniques such as automatic drawing, which can be likened to a stream of consciousness, to channel psychological experiences.

Although Surrealism was a groundbreaking approach for European art, its practitioners were inspired by Indigenous art and ancient mysticism for reenvisioning how sculptures, paintings, prints, performance art and more could respond to the unsettled world around them.

Surrealist artists were also informed by the Dada movement, which originated in 1916 Zurich and embraced absurdity over the logic that had propelled modernity into violence. Some of the Surrealists had witnessed this firsthand, such as Max Ernst, who served in the trenches during World War I, and Salvador Dalí, whose otherworldly paintings and other work responded to the dawning civil war in Spain.

Other key artists associated with the revolutionary art and literary movement included Man Ray, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Yves Tanguy, Frida Kahlo and Meret Oppenheim, all of whom had a distinct perspective on reimagining reality and freeing the unconscious mind from the conventions and restrictions of rational thought. Pablo Picasso showed some of his works in “La Peinture Surréaliste” — the first collective exhibition of Surrealist painting — which opened at Paris’s Galerie Pierre in November of 1925. (Although Magritte is best known as one of the visual Surrealist movement’s most talented practitioners, his famous 1943 painting, The Fifth Season, can be interpreted as a formal break from Surrealism.)

The outbreak of World War II led many in the movement to flee Europe for the Americas, further spreading Surrealism abroad. Generations of modern and contemporary artists were subsequently influenced by the richly symbolic and unearthly imagery of Surrealism, from Joseph Cornell to Arshile Gorky.

Find a collection of original Surrealist paintings, sculptures, prints and multiples and more art on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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